Meridian, Nebraska

Meridian is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States.

History

An early variant name was Big Sandy.[1] A post office called Big Sandy was established in 1865, renamed Meridian in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1883.[2] Meridian was named from its location on the sixth principal meridian.[3]

The name is still used for Meridian Public Schools in the same county.

gollark: Just stick in a GPS receiver - that provides you with both location, obviously, and the super-accurate timing data GPS provides - probably some sort of microcontroller, whatever display you want, rather a lot of battery, and probably a solar panel or something.
gollark: Wouldn't even be too hard.
gollark: You could make a watch work anywhere on the Earth's surface.
gollark: I mean, you could do *some* of that.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meridian (historical)
  2. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. Dawson, Charles (1912). Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County ... Crane. p. 258.


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